/*
 * File Name     : @(#)IEventExecutor.java
 * Creation Date : Mar 2, 2009
 * Author        : anirudh
 * 
 * Copyright 2009 Anirudh Vyas
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 */
package hcis.core.engine.event.executor;

import hcis.core.engine.event.IEvent;
import hcis.core.engine.executor.IExecutor;
import hcis.dto.IDTO;
import hcis.model.IModel;
import hcis.model.annotation.HCISEntity;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;

/**
 * Event executor uses an {@link hcis.core.engine.event.delegate.IEventDelegate} to execute events queue.
 * 
 * @author avyas
 * @param <EVENT>
 *            event type.
 * @param <SOURCE>
 *            source type.
 * @param <MODEL>
 *            model type.
 * @param <MODELID>
 *            model id type.
 */
@HCISEntity
public interface IEventExecutor<EVENT extends IEvent<SOURCE, MODEL, MODELID>, SOURCE extends IDTO<MODEL, MODELID>, MODEL extends IModel<MODELID>, MODELID extends Serializable> extends IExecutor {

	/**
	 * Executes events based on the queue given.
	 * 
	 * @param pEventQueue
	 *            event queue for execution.
	 */
	public abstract void execute(final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<? extends EVENT> pEventQueue);
}
